Classical Landscape by John Wootton

Details

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

120 x 183 cm

Art Fund grant:

£850 ( Total: £850)

Acquired in:

1960

Vendor:

Colnaghi

Wootton was the first important English artist to reflect the ideas of painters such as Gaspard Poussin and Salvator Rosa, and this example of his work is a desirable acquisition for the Whitworth Art Gallery, whose Committee had recently decided to purchase oil paintings directly connected with its existing collections.